Pizza, Pod, & Politics

Student Thesis Spotlight

In a bonus episode of Pizza, Pod, & Politics Season 1, Co-Chairs Michael Marotta and Rachel Sabnani hit the studio for one last time together before graduation to interview three outstanding seniors about their theses. Former Student Body President Rachel Ingal shares her experience working with women's issues in presentation of her thesis on mechanisms for political socialization to increase electoral ambition in adolescent girls in the department of Political Science. Senior Class Council President, Sam Cannova, shares stories from his time in South Africa in presenting his thesis from the Program of Liberal Studies on the roles of hip hop culture in post-Apartheid Cape Town social discourse. Future Marine Corps judge advocate Evan Muller also presents his thesis in the department of Political Science on Political Interference on the Military Justice Process in the wake of war crimes. Give us a listen for the last time this semester!

Religion in American Politics

Join NDVotes Co-Chair Rachel Sabnani and Chair of Community Engagement Patrick Aimone in discussing the role of religion in American politics, the 2020 election and the future of the secular surge with David Campbell, the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy at the University of Notre Dame and the chairperson of the political science department. Prof. Campbell has co-authored many successful books on these topics including Secular Surge: A New Fault Line in American Politics, Seeking the Promised Land: Mormons and American Politics and American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us. NDVotes offers a look into Prof. Campbell's course, Religion in American Politics, with this fascinating interview in our TENTH episode of Pizza, Pod, & Politics!

Hometowns

Join NDVotes Dorm Liaisons Grace Scartz and Marty Kennedy, Chair of Dorm Liaisons Madeline Ward and Co-Chair Michael Marotta as they share their hometown civic stories---from the tales of an Atlanta suburb to an independent voter in a swing state to the Latinx community of San Antonio and back home to our very own South Bend. This episode takes a more personal look at how we understand community engagement. Hosted by NDVotes Co-Chair Rachel Sabnani.

The Variables of Gerrymandering

Episode 8 features Co-Chair Rachel Sabnani and Campus Engagement Chair Matt Cotner sitting down with Professor Ranjan Rohatgi of St. Mary’s College Department of Mathematics & Computer Science. Prof. Rohatgi explains the mathematics of voting and describes his work on the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission in advance of the ICRC’s public forum for Indiana’s 2nd district on Tuesday, March 30th from 7-9 pm. Register for the forum here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5VQihioMQw2Mysl3HyK6kg

Education Policy w/ Prof. Gibbs

Join Campus Engagement Chair, Matt Cotner, and Social Media Chair, Adair Molinsky as they break down education policy with Prof. Chloe Gibbs in Episode 7 of Pizza, Pod, & Politics. Prof. Gibbs is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Notre Dame and a faculty affiliate with the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities. Her research focuses on measuring the effects, both intended and unintended, of policies and programs targeted at disadvantaged children and families. Listen in to learn more about education policy in the U.S. and how it has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.